Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
 Alison Richard Building, Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge | |
| Established | 2001 |
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| Affiliations | University of Cambridge |
| Director | Joanna Page |
| Location | Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge , England |
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| Website | www |
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The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) was established in 2001 with the objective of creating interdisciplinary dialogue across the many arts and humanities and social science departments and faculties at the University of Cambridge. Since then, CRASSH has grown into one of the largest humanities institutes in the world, with a global reputation for excellence.
Directors
- Ian Donaldson, 2001–2003
- Ludmilla Jordanova, 2003–2005
- Mary Jacobus, 2005–2011
- Andrew Webber (Sabbatical Director), 2009–2010
- Simon Goldhill, 2011–2018
- Tim Lewens (Deputy Director), 2014–2017
- Jan-Melissa Schramm (Deputy Director), 2017–2019
- Steven Connor, 2018–2022
- Joanna Page, 2022–present
- Stuart Hogarth (Deputy Director), 2023–2026
- Rebecca Barr (Deputy Director), incoming 2026
Research at CRASSH
CRASSH hosts a broad range of research projects and centres. It runs a programme of events and initiatives that facilitate connections between researchers across many different disciplines, bringing them together with practitioners and participants from other sectors of society. Its research networks bring together Cambridge postgraduate students, postdocs and established academic staff across a range of disciplines in a varied programme of seminars, reading groups, workshops and other activities. CRASSH supports a number of research labs, facilitating innovative practices of collaborative working both within and beyond the University. It runs a number of fellowship schemes both for career scholars at Cambridge and for visiting scholars from around the world.
Alison Richard Building
At the beginning of 2012, CRASSH moved into the new Alison Richard Building at the West Road gateway to the University’s Sidgwick Site, the main base for humanities and social science teaching and research at Cambridge. The building was designed by Nicholas Hare Architects and received a commendation at the 2013 Civic Trust Awards. The Centre’s relocation put CRASSH alongside the major regional studies centres as well as the Department of Politics and International Studies. The building is also home to Edmund de Waal's first piece of public sculpture, A Local History, a commission of three vitrines filled with porcelain and sunk into the pavement outside the building.
